When the Chevrolet Colorado ZR2 concept was revealed at the 2014 Los Angeles auto show, most never thought that the Bowtie brand would bring the diesel-powered, off-road-spec, midsize truck to market, at least not at an affordable price. The Dynamic Read more
Brochure images courtesy Old Car Brochures. [Editor’s note: This “Reminiscing” story, edited by Richard Lentinello, comes to us from Hemmings Classic Car reader Dale Wells of Kalamazoo, Michigan.] During the Depression years of the 1930s, and into 1940, my father Read more
Mark Greenisen’s 1974 Gremlin might have started out as the cliché “little old lady’s car,” but it’s highly unlikely that little old lady would recognize it if she saw it on the street today. We spotted Mark’s Gremlin at last Read more
Sometimes society gets it all wrong. Why is someone who falls for the oldest trick in the book automatically labeled a sucker? After all, any trick good enough to stand the test of time is obviously quite effective. Using this Read more
Date: circa 1965 Location: Pier 60, Clearwater, Florida Source: Jim and Chester’s Garage What do you see here?
From the seller’s description: 1975 Caprice Classic Convertible, Factory Big Block 454 Engine (rebuilt) with automatic trans (rebuilt). The car is garage kept and is fully loaded with a/c, ps, pb, pw, power door locks, cruise control, tilt steering wheel, Read more
Photos courtesy Hollywood Wheels. History has a way of blurring details, particularly when exact records are lacking. Take the Ghia-bodied Chrysler Special models of the early to mid-1950s by way of example: Some were built as show cars, while others Read more
Chip Ganassi accepting the Phil Hill Award from Bobby Rahal. Photo by Brian Cleary, courtesy RRDC. Since 1993, the Road Racing Drivers Club (RRDC) has annually presented its Phil Hill Award to a candidate who has “rendered outstanding service to Read more
Well, turns out buying a rusted-out 69 year-old barn find Jeep as an off-road project was a major mistake. The car is in shambles, my garage is in shambles, even my house is in shambles. As for me, I’m struggling Read more
The U.S. Air Force won’t consider retiring the A-10 Warthog from service at least until 2021, according to news reports. That’s a relief for ground troops who have come to rely on this workhorse of a plane. Read more…